In stunning fashion, congressional candidate Greensboro-based Alma Adams handily defeated Charlotte frontrunners Malcolm Graham and George Battle in the Democratic primary for former congressman Mel…
In stunning fashion, congressional candidate Greensboro-based Alma Adams handily defeated Charlotte frontrunners Malcolm Graham and George Battle in the Democratic primary for former congressman Mel Watts’ vacated seat. She will face Republican challenger and former TV anchor Vince Coakley. Adams won with more than 40 percent of the vote, avoiding a run-off. In other primary […]
Mayor Anthony Foxx ended speculation today by announcing that he will not seek re-election this year. Foxx, a Democrat, is serving his second term. He…
Community leaders in the Northwest Corridor flanked by JCSU President Ronald Carter and other school officials declared their support for the streetcar to be extended to Beatties Ford Road following a closed door meeting on Wednesday. Carter said the streetcar is an important asset to the continued development of the corridor which recently saw the […]
Actress Alfre Woodard joined Rep. Mel Watt, state Sen. Malcolm Graham and Johnson C. Smith University president Ron Carter to announce youth summit at JCSU during the Democratic National Convention. The press conference was supposed to be an announcement for UFuture – A Summit for Innovative Young Thinkers, but it quickly became a call to […]
VIA CHARLOTTE OBSERVER State Rep. Nick Mackey is in the news again, and this time he’s beefing with his fellow African American state legislators. According to a story in the Charlotte Observer, State Rep. Beverly Earle accused Mackey of attacking her integrity in a one-page report that tallies missed votes and absences by Mecklenburg legislators. […]
